The rise of Alternative
Medicine in Germany after 1945

After World
War II the situation changed with the introduction of a variety of modern medicines and diagnostic tools. The patient changed from being passive to being proactive. This also has its influence in
the current German medical landscape of Heilpraktiker and physicians working as competitors and co-workers.

Alternative Medicine, including Homeopathy, in Germany from the past to the present

Summary

Over the last few decades the patient gradually changed from being passive to being proactive. The current medical situation in Germany is that Heilpraktiker and Physicians are competitors and
co-workers.